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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 377, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109783
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Kombucha tea; Fermentation; Biological activity; SCOBY; Antioxidant; Health; Biocellulose
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This review summarizes the latest research studies on Kombucha tea, including the microbial population, chemical parameters, biocellulose production, and the biological activities of Kombucha tea. Despite its potential benefits on human health, there is currently a lack of human-based evidence to prove the beneficial effects of Kombucha tea.
In the present review the latest research studies on Kombucha tea are summarized. Special attention has been paid on microbial population, chemical parameters, biocellulose production, and mainly, on the latest evidences of the biological activities of Kombucha tea. Kombucha tea is a fermented sweetened black or green tea which is obtained from a fermentative process driven by a symbiotic culture of yeast, acetic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria. In the last years, its consumption has increasingly grown due to its multiple and potential benefits on human health. This fact has motivated a significant increase in the number of research studies that are focused on the biological activities of this beverage. In this context, this review gathers the main studies that have analyzed the different properties of Kombucha tea (as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antitumoral, antiinflammatory, antihypertensive, hepatoprotective, hypocholesterolemic, and probiotic activities). It is highlighted that nowadays few human-based evidences are available to prove the beneficial effect of Kombucha tea on humans' health. In conclusion, further work on Kombucha tea is needed since nowadays few information is available on both clinical studies and the characterization of bioactive compounds and their properties.
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